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W. Reily Brown Elementary School

Q: Is W. Reily Brown Elementary School a good school?

W. Reily Brown Elementary School ranks 68 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend W. Reily Brown Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended W. Reily Brown Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of W. Reily Brown Elementary School?

Students at W. Reily Brown Elementary School are 44% African American, 31% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

Public Grades 1-5

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

W. Reily Brown Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dover, Delaware, serving 512 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Caesar Rodney School District, which is ranked 5th out of 32 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the district's strong performance, W. Reily Brown Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state of Delaware in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly lower than the district and state averages, with gaps ranging from 10-20 percentage points. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, with African American and low socioeconomic status students ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of all Delaware elementary schools in these categories.

When comparing W. Reily Brown Elementary to other nearby schools in the Caesar Rodney School District, such as Star Hill Elementary and Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary, the performance gap is quite significant. These schools consistently outperform W. Reily Brown Elementary in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. The analysis also includes several charter schools in the Dover area, such as Academy of Dover Charter School and Campus Community School, which generally outperform W. Reily Brown Elementary, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics, despite serving similar student populations.

506

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,320

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

360 Webbs Lane
Dover, DE 19904-5438

(302) 697-2101

District: Caesar Rodney School District

Students who attend W. Reily Brown Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fred Fifer III Middle School
High:	Caesar Rodney High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.9%

White:

31.2%

Hispanic:

13.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (32% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Delaware average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg47%

Delaware avg40%

68^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Caesar Rodney School District

5^th of 32Caesar Rodney School District among Delaware districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	68 of 109	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	73 of 106	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	77 of 103	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	65 of 104	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	59 of 95	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	58 of 105	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	38 of 85	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.5	31 of 86	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.9	35 of 86	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.8	70 of 108	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.1	61 of 91	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.5	71 of 90	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.7	54 of 91	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	53 of 68	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	46 of 62	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	59 of 60	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	47 of 60	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	45 of 72	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	66 of 97	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	79 of 97	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	78 of 89	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	69 of 90	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	55 of 67	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	54 of 99	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2023	92.5	2 of 42	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	2 of 36	94.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	59 of 70	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	63 of 66	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	66 of 66	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	60 of 62	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	55 of 92	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	70 of 97	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	73 of 97	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	67 of 89	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	66 of 90	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	53 of 67	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	59 of 99	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2022	25.2	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	56 of 77	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	57 of 73	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	66 of 70	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	54 of 75	28.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	52 of 65	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	37 of 82	54.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2023)95th percentile+70 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-22 vs school

Military Connected (2022)<1st percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies40%-5 vs state

Science34%+5 vs state

English Language Arts32%-9 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)		DeSSA Social Studies (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 5th Grade	DeSSA Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
W. Reily Brown Elementary School	Public	1-5	360 Webbs Lane	Dover	19904	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-2101	506	37	13.6		158 (31.2%)	222 (43.9%)	66 (13.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.9%)	34.4	68^th of 109 public elementary schools	37.6%		31	73^rd of 106 public elementary schools	31.1%	5	34.3		28.4	52.0				26.5	32.0	38.5				25.5	28.6	25.0				$18,320
Kent Elementary Intensive Learning Center	Public	3	5 Old North Road	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 697-3504	1	6	.1		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
W. B. Simpson Elementary School	Public	1-5	5 Old North Road	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-3207	465	31	15.0		273 (58.7%)	91 (19.6%)	37 (8.0%)	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	86.6	12^th of 109 public elementary schools	89.0%		66.4	28^th of 106 public elementary schools	73.6%	16	47.4		64.6	71.0				58.6	76.0	54.7				58.0	70.8	44.1				$17,266
South Dover Elementary School	Public	K-4	955 South State Street	Dover	19901	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1980	577	31	18.8		69 (12.0%)	353 (61.2%)	93 (16.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.2%)	12.5	97^th of 109 public elementary schools	11.0%		11.7	98^th of 106 public elementary schools	7.5%	1			18.8					22.8	19.4					19.1	16.2					$18,906
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	Public	K-4	901 Forest Street	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1900	314	31	10.1		57 (18.2%)	195 (62.1%)	27 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.9%)	35.2	67^th of 109 public elementary schools	38.5%		44.8	55^th of 106 public elementary schools	48.1%	12			26.4					32.5	41.6					31.0	32.5					$34,688
Academy Of Dover Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	104 Saulsbury Road	Dover	19904	Kent County	Academy of Dover Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 674-0684	443	29	15.2		42 (9.5%)	305 (68.8%)	74 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	29.2	74^th of 109 public elementary schools	32.1%		33.8	69^th of 106 public elementary schools	34.9%	5	11.9		29.6	26.8	29.3	34.1		39.0	25.5	32.6	31.7	32.6	33.3	40.7	32.7		14.6	15.2
Star Hill Elementary School	Public	1-5	594 Voshells Mill/Star Hill Ro	Dover	19901	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-6117	429	29	14.7		192 (44.8%)	149 (34.7%)	55 (12.8%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.7%)	24.5	80^th of 109 public elementary schools	26.6%					(n/a)	22.5		28.8	39.2				21.7	27.9	25.3				32.4	30.9	20.0				$17,773
Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School	Public	1-5	3874 Upper King Road	Dover	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-3205	487	30	16.2		248 (50.9%)	144 (29.6%)	55 (11.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	48.8	50^th of 109 public elementary schools	54.1%		32.1	72^nd of 106 public elementary schools	32.1%	22	28.8		26.6	62.0				40.6	39.4	46.6				39.1	28.8	38.4				$17,106
Campus Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	350 Pear Street	Dover	19904	Kent County	Campus Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 736-0403	409	20	20.4		73 (17.8%)	267 (65.3%)	23 (5.6%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	36.9	63^rd of 109 public elementary schools	42.2%		37.8	62^nd of 106 public elementary schools	41.5%	1	22.9	15.9	17.8	53.2	36.2	57.8	23.8	37.2	37.0	56.3	31.9	45.7	52.3	39.5	23.9	25.0	17.0	28.3	45.5
East Dover Elementary School	Public	K-4	852 South Little Creek Road	Dover	19901	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1500	331	21	15.7		37 (11.2%)	173 (52.3%)	83 (25.1%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.7%)	10.3	101^st of 109 public elementary schools	7.3%		20.6	84^th of 106 public elementary schools	20.8%	17			14.3					19.7	24.2					14.5	14.1					$24,086

Frequently Asked Questions about W. Reily Brown Elementary School

Is W. Reily Brown Elementary School a good school?

W. Reily Brown Elementary School ranks 68^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend W. Reily Brown Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended W. Reily Brown Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of W. Reily Brown Elementary School?

Students at W. Reily Brown Elementary School are 44% African American, 31% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

What district is W. Reily Brown Elementary School in?

Caesar Rodney School District

What schools do graduates of W. Reily Brown Elementary School attend?

Students who attend W. Reily Brown Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fred Fifer III Middle School
High : Caesar Rodney High School

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